Support Winter Prep during Car Care Month

| By Chilton Staff | Winter’s coming—is your car ready? October Car Care Month reminds us to maintain our vehicles so they can be safe and dependable in cold-weather seasons. Car maintenance involves inspecting and refreshing vehicle components, like wipers and fluids. It’s preventive maintenance because it reduces the risk of breakdowns and repairs. Car … Read more

Empower Patrons with Native-Language Courses

| By Gale Staff | Public librarians strive to deliver equitable learning opportunities across diverse communities. The right online learning platform lets them cater to the needs of people with a variety of goals, schedules, and backgrounds. How can you ensure language barriers don’t hinder your patrons’ access to valuable learning resources? Offer access to … Read more

Peanuts Make Their Comic Debut

Young student reading a comic book.

Each generation has its iconic touchstones, creations that capture something in the zeitgeist, that speak to their audience in a way that both reflects and shapes the culture. Every once in a while, one of those will resonate with the next generation and even the next, although often what speaks to the younger audience will … Read more

Break the Cycle of Chronic Stress with Gale Health and Wellness

Stress is meant to be temporary. The body reacts to a challenge with a surge of energy and focus, then settles back into balance once the challenge has passed. However, for one in two American adults who report living with chronic stress, it can seem like an endless cycle, where stress symptoms make everyday pressures … Read more

Examine Big Tech as a Driver of Innovation and Controversy in Your High School Classroom

In less than three decades, a handful of companies have grown from dorm-room startups and garage projects into institutions that rival governments in wealth and influence. Tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have embedded themselves in the infrastructure of modern life to a point where it’s difficult to imagine a world without … Read more

Understanding the American Economy in the Elementary Classroom

Why can’t we have everything we want? It’s a simple question, and probably one you’ve heard from your own students. Why can’t they buy both snacks? Why can’t recess last all afternoon? Behind those everyday frustrations lies scarcity, or the fact that there are always more wants and needs than there are resources to meet … Read more

Unmask the History Behind Halloween

Halloween taps into something ancient, permitting us to play with the things we’re usually told to avoid: darkness, fear, disguise—even death. The strangeness of the season seems to compel us to embrace the things that go bump in the night, just as those nights grow longer and colder. Of course, teaching those themes comes with … Read more

Lead the Way in Community Support on World Mental Health Day

Mental health concerns don’t always begin with a crisis. Often, the first signs are easy to explain away—irritability because there’s too much going on at work, or feeling blue because it’s been a bad week. At that point, people aren’t looking for a diagnosis. They’re trying to manage on their own—searching for stress management tips, … Read more

Guide Elementary Students Through the Science of Earth’s Fiercest Storms

A sudden clap of thunder, rain hammering the windows, a gust of wind that makes the whole building creak. This kind of spectacle, equal parts thrilling and unsettling, captures students’ attention instantly. Teachers can leverage that fascination as an opening to explain what’s happening and why, using age-appropriate content that celebrates curiosity without increasing concern. … Read more